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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother tell Sammy to do following the arrival at the farm?
(a) To help with the hay.
(b) To help with dinner.
(c) To take the bed down.
(d) To wait outside for his father.

2. In Section 2, what happens when Father returns to the house?
(a) Sammy helps to build a house.
(b) Mother helps to build a barn.
(c) The family fights.
(d) The family eats.

3. When Mother watches the men digging in the field, what does she ask Father?
(a) If he is ready for supper.
(b) What they are digging for.
(c) When the new cows are arriving.
(d) What crops they are going to plant.

4. After the interaction with her husband about the men digging is over, what does Mother finally do?
(a) She goes to her friend's house.
(b) She sits on the ground and cries.
(c) She goes back into the house.
(d) She runs after Father.

5. After some bantering between Mother and Father, what occurs?
(a) Father goes into the house and eats some pie.
(b) Mother demands that Father come talk to her.
(c) Father walks away.
(d) Father talks to Mother right away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mother react the way she does to knowing why men are digging in the field?

2. What is Mother's description of what Father is doing regarding the family house and barn?

3. On what day does Mother receive her visit?

4. What is Father's reaction when he hears what Sammy has to say after his return to the farm?

5. After Mother receives information from Sammy, what does she spend the day doing?

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